It’s the cheaper option (at least, around where I am) when you factor in things for a car like maintenance, gas, and insurance. I think on average I spend about $200 a month on my car (that I own) whereas public transportation is like $60 for an unlimited monthly pass. Having a car is a huge convenience, though.

If the listing was for an excellent condition phone with no damages, I’d expect a phone in similar condition as one I’d open new. Maybe small cosmetic defects (my 12 mini has a dot of coloring missing on the metal edge, but it came out of the box that way and I don’t mind) but not scratches. If you can return it, I would.

If the phone is in the condition the listing stated (minus packaging) I wouldn’t worry too much. People also resell just the boxes, and I imagine other people buy them so they can raise their listing price for the phone some. I can’t think of another reason people sell just the box.

Yeah, not showing that for me. It just shows my saved places.

It’s not a unique technology, but the main age group a cardiologist sees aren’t going to be the most tech savvy people.

I work in mobile phones, and Apple phones are by far the easiest to set up and use without fear of messing something up super terribly. The app for the watch and the health app come preinstalled on iPhones so you do not need to explain how to log in/make an Apple ID, go to the App Store, and download another app for the watch to work.

I can’t tell you how many people I help set up their hearing aids, FitBits, Garmins, and even the car radio Bluetooth. I can imagine the doctor was probably getting the same, and that isn’t his job. The Apple Watches are probably the easiest for him and his patients to use and understand without much set-up. I know it’s the easiest thing for me to set up since there’s barely anything to do other than pair them.

I barely had to do anything for the watch to take my SPO2, heart rate, and respirations per minute. It just does. I had a Samsung phone and watch before the recommendation and it would always fight with me on doing these things. It was time for a phone upgrade anyway and my Samsung watch battery was going.

He could also be sponsored, which I hope he’s getting a nice kickback if that’s the case. It worked on me, lol.

He told me it was a lot less expensive than the Zio patch or Holter monitor and good enough to use to see if my SVT gets worse. When I had to wear those devices for 3 weeks (first the Holter monitor, then they switched to the Zio patch because it was more discreet) it was like, $1,500 I had to pay. The watch was only $300 and I can show him at my appointments. The watch could not diagnose me, and I have no idea what I’m looking for, but it seems to be worth it.

My cardiologist specifically recommended an Apple Watch. I’ve been happy with it.